23 January 1979

In a meeting China’s Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping tells Khmer Rouge FM Ieng Sary to examine the idea of a united front with Sihanouk: it should seriously be considered naming him Head of State & bringing non-communists into the government to canvass support abroad.

Vietnamese backed forces capture Cambodia’s last two major cities, Battambang & Siem Reap, from the Khmer Rouge as well as Angkor Wat temple.